Backgammon
Backgammon rules for beginners: board setup, dice moves, hitting and the bar, bearing off to win — with the 15 opening moves and key terms.
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Chess
Beginner chess rules: how to set up the board, how each piece moves, castling, en passant, promotion, checkmate and draws — one clear beginner page.
Go
Go rules for your first 9x9 game: stones on the board's intersections, liberties and capture, two passes to end, then scoring territory, prisoners and komi.